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837676

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve broadband and mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	903829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my answers to the hon members from Copeland and Banbury during Departmental Oral Questions today.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/02/2018 17:57:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

837766

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Musicians: Free Movement of People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to ensure that UK musicians can tour the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	126797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the music industry to better understand the potential impacts of the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) on UK musicians being able to tour the EU. .</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are working closely with the Home Office, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) to ensure that they are well informed of these issues.</p><p> </p><p>We want to continue to build on the success of the live music scene and are committed to supporting artists perform across the world to ensure the continued growth of this vital and vibrant sector.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/02/2018 13:31:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

837771

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Disability Aids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of BBC content that includes audio description; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>A digitally inclusive society is a key priority for the government, and everyone should be able to enjoy and exploit the benefits and convenience afforded to able-bodied people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is required under the Communications Act (2003) to set targets for the proportion of BBC output that should be audio described. Currently BBC channels (excluding BBC Parliament) are required to audio describe 10% of their programme content (except in the case of BBC News). Ofcom publishes reports on the provision of access services. The latest report shows that BBC channels comfortably exceeded their targets:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/multi-sector-research/accessibility-research/tv-access-services-2017</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As Ofcom’s report shows, broadcasters in the UK already provide a high level of subtitling, signing and audio description which is available for scheduled programming, but there is still room for improvement. Through the Digital Economy Act 2017, the provision of access services (subtitling, signing and audio description) is being extended to on demand services. Ofcom is in the process of consulting to determine the requirements that providers of on-demand programme services will be required to meet which will then be set out by the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/02/2018 13:27:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

837788

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Healthy Living Ministerial Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how often the Inter-Ministerial Group on Healthy Living plans to meet; and whether his Department plans to publish the minutes of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	126819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Sporting Future: A Strategy for an Active Nation, published in December 2015, made the commitment to a more joined-up approach to delivery and funding for sport and physical activity, putting in place the structures needed to make this happen including a cross government ministerial group which will meet regularly to drive implementation. Sporting Future - Second Annual Report published last month confirmed that government is establishing an Inter-Ministerial Group on Healthy Living, to be co-chaired by the Secretaries of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Health and Social Care. The Group will be meeting for the first time in early 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Information relating to the proceedings of Inter-Ministerial Groups, including minutes of their proceedings, is not disclosed to encourage full and frank dialogue in such meetings.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/02/2018 13:16:52 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

837790

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of Sport England’s Wellness Hub initiative; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	126821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The setting and environment in which sport and physical activity takes place has a big impact on the likelihood of people taking part, and continuing to take part, in the activity. As set out in government's Sporting Future strategy, government is committed to investing in facilities that are designed and built around customer need and that reflect people's preferences for how they want to engage with sport and physical activity. The strategy is clear that Sport England investment in major sports and physical activity facility projects should include a presumption in favour of co-locating sports and physical activity facilities with other types of community facilities to make it easier for people to get active.</p><p> </p><p>Government has received representations on the Wellness Hub proposal from Sport England and ukactive and is working with both organisations to understand the implications of the proposal and how best to take this forward.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/02/2018 13:19:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

837796

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department plans to spend on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU in the next five years; and if he will list the projects to which that funding has been assigned.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	126827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated departments nearly £700 million to prepare for Brexit: £412m for DIT, FCO and DExEU over the parliament at Autumn Statement 2016 and nearly £300m across a number of departments from the Reserve in 17/18​. ​My Department received £9m of this funding in 17/18.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017 HM Treasury made another £3bn of additional funding available over 18/19 and 19/20 – £1.5bn in each year. We are currently working with HM Treasury to determine our allocation for 18/19 with the aim to agree this soon.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental allocations for 19/20 will be agreed later on in the year and decisions on funding in 20/21 and beyond will be decided at the next Spending Review. This is because requirements in these years will be heavily affected by what is agreed in our negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/02/2018 13:12:32 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

837919

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to (a) respond to the consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures and (b) set out the Government’s position on reducing the stake on B2 machines.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	126949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Category B2 gaming machines generated around £1.8bn in revenue to the betting industry in 2016/17. However, players can access other types of gaming machine content on B2 gaming machines in betting shops (primarily B3) so we know that of this £1.8bn, a proportion (around 30%) is attributable to other gaming machine content. This is because industry data is categorised under the highest category of game available on that particular terminal. For example, if a terminal offers category B2 and B3 games, operators attribute all revenue to the B2 machine category.</p><p> </p><p>We therefore estimate that in total players lost approximately £1.2bn on B2 gaming machines in 2016/17 (detail can be found in the consultation impact assessment at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655970/Impact_Assessment_-_Consultation_on_proposals_for_changes_to_Gaming_Machines_and_Social_Responsibility_Measures.pdf ).</p><p> </p><p>More information on patterns of play on B2 gaming machines can be found at the following link:</p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Statistics/Cross-venue-machines-data.aspx</p><p> </p><p>The consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures closed on 23 January. We will consider the CEBR report and other relevant information submitted as part of the consultation before arriving at final decisions and the Government will publish its response in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 126950 126952 question first answered 14/02/2018 13:24:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

837920

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government estimates the losses people accrue on B2 machines; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	126950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Category B2 gaming machines generated around £1.8bn in revenue to the betting industry in 2016/17. However, players can access other types of gaming machine content on B2 gaming machines in betting shops (primarily B3) so we know that of this £1.8bn, a proportion (around 30%) is attributable to other gaming machine content. This is because industry data is categorised under the highest category of game available on that particular terminal. For example, if a terminal offers category B2 and B3 games, operators attribute all revenue to the B2 machine category.</p><p> </p><p>We therefore estimate that in total players lost approximately £1.2bn on B2 gaming machines in 2016/17 (detail can be found in the consultation impact assessment at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655970/Impact_Assessment_-_Consultation_on_proposals_for_changes_to_Gaming_Machines_and_Social_Responsibility_Measures.pdf ).</p><p> </p><p>More information on patterns of play on B2 gaming machines can be found at the following link:</p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Statistics/Cross-venue-machines-data.aspx</p><p> </p><p>The consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures closed on 23 January. We will consider the CEBR report and other relevant information submitted as part of the consultation before arriving at final decisions and the Government will publish its response in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 126949 126952 question first answered 14/02/2018 13:24:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

837922

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take account of the findings of report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research on B2 machines in reaching a decision on reducing the stake for such machines.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	126952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Category B2 gaming machines generated around £1.8bn in revenue to the betting industry in 2016/17. However, players can access other types of gaming machine content on B2 gaming machines in betting shops (primarily B3) so we know that of this £1.8bn, a proportion (around 30%) is attributable to other gaming machine content. This is because industry data is categorised under the highest category of game available on that particular terminal. For example, if a terminal offers category B2 and B3 games, operators attribute all revenue to the B2 machine category.</p><p> </p><p>We therefore estimate that in total players lost approximately £1.2bn on B2 gaming machines in 2016/17 (detail can be found in the consultation impact assessment at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655970/Impact_Assessment_-_Consultation_on_proposals_for_changes_to_Gaming_Machines_and_Social_Responsibility_Measures.pdf ).</p><p> </p><p>More information on patterns of play on B2 gaming machines can be found at the following link:</p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Statistics/Cross-venue-machines-data.aspx</p><p> </p><p>The consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures closed on 23 January. We will consider the CEBR report and other relevant information submitted as part of the consultation before arriving at final decisions and the Government will publish its response in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 126949 126950 question first answered 14/02/2018 13:24:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

837931

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Lottery: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the number of National Lottery tickets sold in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
uin	126961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department receives a weekly breakdown of sales for all National Lottery games from the Gambling Commission. The data provided are given as total value of sales, rather than numbers of tickets sold. This data is not shared publicly for reasons of commercial confidentiality. However, data on sales are published three months in arrears by Camelot, these can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.camelotgroup.co.uk/about-us/reporting" target="_blank">http://www.camelotgroup.co.uk/about-us/reporting</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/02/2018 13:13:37 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack